Jess and I got to spend some time with my family at the outer banks including my sister and her family who flew in from the west coast. We got a fair bit of rain, but made the most of the beach days.

I also go to do some paddle boarding – the first two days on the ocean where I saw dolphins swimming around. The second two days were in Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve on some of the canals and marshes there.

Jon & Jess

On the last day, Jess and I drove down the island, did some shopping and visited Sam & Omies for lunch before the drive home.

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Bote Traveller on top of the VW Atlas at my favorite food stop.
Bote Traveller on top of the VW Atlas at my favorite food stop.

I had been wanting a second stand up paddle board in addition to the Isle Cruiser we already have so that paddling didn’t have to be a solo pursuit. I had been looking at touring style boards and when this Bote Traveller showed up on Facebook Marketplace- I knew this was what I wanted and drove to New Jersey to get it in February.

Friday it finally made it down to the river and I went out for a maiden voyage on a beautiful evening in April.

Bote Traveller padding back to Queens Creek into the sunset.
Bote Traveller padding back to Queens Creek into the sunset.
Fully rigged Bote Traveller
Fully rigged Bote Traveller

This week we got a new Stand Up Paddle board to use down by the river. I found a deal on one we liked by Isle that should be a good all-around beginner board. We took it to the river and Jess and I both got to try it out on a beautiful day. Lucky for us we stayed upright and didn’t fall in as the jelly fish in the creek were unreal.  Looking for many more weekend mornings of paddling.

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